This year’s speakers include former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and John Musso, executive director of the Association of School Business Officials International. Attorney and consultant Peggy Burns and mountaineer and author Jeff Evans will also address attendees.

The summit will include a panel discussion on cutting costs, opportunities to get involved with the National Congress on School Transportation, and NAPT’s Professional Development and leadership courses.

Incoming NAPT President Linda Bluth will lead multiple sessions this year. The first, titled “Lessons from an Expert Witness — Avoiding the Avoidable,” will give attendees an insider’s perspective on how expert witnesses approach a case. In another session, Bluth will discuss the civil rights of students with disabilities.

A preliminary report finds that Glenn Chappell had hypertension, diabetes, and seizures, and in the past five years had been involved in at least 12 crashes or incidents while driving a school bus or personal vehicle.